Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-03
DEERl<G'S DEBC L.
The Great Binder and Mower Com.
pany Invests Heavily in Omaha.


the Union Pacific bridge into Omaha,
loaded with over 800 steel harvesters
and binders, from the works of William
Deering & Co., of Chicago, the largest
harvester and mower manufacturing es
tablishment in the world. Another train
of twenty five cars, loaded entirely with
500 harversters, crossed the bridge at
Blair yesterday and are being carried to
agents of the Deering company in the
northwestern part of the state. In what
might be considered single consign.
ment, therefore, the house Of William
Deering 4 Co. is sending into Nebraska
more grain cutting machinery than has
ever been brought into the state by any
other establishment of the kind in an
entire year. The value of this extcaor-
dinary and unparalleled shipment is
about $500, 900. Nearly one-half of this
amount William Deering Il Co. will eX
pend during the coming summer in the
establishment OF a mammoth supply
| depot for Nebraska, southern Dakota,
| and the region of the great northwest
connected with Omaha by railroad
| facilities.
MIR Dion Geraldine, general agent of
| the Deering company, purchased yester-
| day for $24 900 cash, the site of the Omah ha
| avenue and EAghth street. MIR. Geraldine
| came to Omaha and Nebraska in Novem-
| Der last and since then has been prepar.
| ing for this establishment of an extensive
| supply house. He visited Lincoln and
Council Bluffs and in both cities was Of
| fered practically, site for location. But
| he sensibly became convinced that it
was better to buy in Omaha what these
cities offered him gratuitously.
When the property purchased yester.
day is vacant by the Barb WIRE company
the construction of five story brick
building of colossal proportions will be
at once commenced. Access to the tracks
of four railroads will be obtained and the
structure will be especially designed for
the storage and shipment OF grain and
grass cutting machinery. This building
will cost about $4,000.
| The Coming F.. e. & NJ. v. Shops.
General Manager Fitch, of the Ere.
mont, Elkhorn & Missouri. Valley, ar
rived in Omaha last evening. He stated
that work on the line into Omaha would
be pushed as rapidly as possible. He
was unable to give definite time as to the
completion of the track, but insimated
that the Elkhorn would be here to cele-
brate Fourth of July. Referring to a
| ia llhsl DEE VI lllt
determination Of the Northwestern com.
pany to construct shops here he said
"There is nothing in that so far as the
\ orthwestern is concerned. The Chi
cago 4 Northwestern does not come this
side of the Missouri and never will"
How about the Fremont Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley was asked.
''the Elkhorn will soon have to construct
shops of considerable magnitude. Where
they will be located cannot say"
Despite the non-committal expression
from MIR. Fitch, it was reatfirmed last
evening that the Fremont Elkhorn 4
Missouri tally company had purchased
ten acres just west of Fort Omaha, and
that one hundred and sixty acres not far
distant had been bought by gentlemen
who are near to the throne" The ten
acres are to be utilized for extension ma
chine shops, and the quarter section will
| be the location for a very tlourishing Su.
burb of Omaha beside furnishing room
for side tracks, yards and other belong
ings of the terminus of what Is rapidly
becoming recognized as Nebrassa's third
great railroad corporation. The head
quarters Will, of necessity, be moved to
this city from Missouri Valley. where the
shops are now constructed. Fremont, al
along, has been the only real competitor
of Omaha for this prize, and it IS a mat
; ter of considerable concern whether, in
. this instance, speculation in real estate
holdings by employees Of the North
western system has not decided the
question.
THE TRANSFERFEEIGHrsQ sQCABBLE,
, Division Superintendent Deuel.. of the
Union Pacific, gave il as his opinion- a:
he SAT down on the stone base of a Pax
ton portico pillar last evening and re
marked that he was too tired TO breathe
, | that the Iowa lines, in threatening tc
. dump of their freight at their respective
| Council Bluffs depots, were making q bis
bluff. He stated that the total expens,
> | of transferring freight, TO the lows
roads, did not exceed 500 or $500 pei
month. When this was divided up among
, four or five companies it didn't amount
to much. Besides, they were now giver
the privilege of access 10 the transfer depo
, | which they would not get were the Unior
! Pacific to be ''rantankerous.' To talk o
, building another union depot in Council
3 Bluffs was nonsense. Ii would cost too
| much money to get the land, on the start
, lie was satisfied the differences concern
ing transfer Of freight would be amicably
adjusted. aud that without any radical
: change in the present methods.
Don't fail TO secure HIlldsle lot l